Wang Ji entered the second gate and learned that the second sister-in-law Ming was in the second brother's study, so he went straight to find the second sister-in-law.

At this time, Wang Fang, the second grandfather of the Wang family, was in Baihe Academy, and the second grandmother, Ming, sat in Wang Fang's study, checking the general ledger of the academy in the first half of the year for Wang Fang.

Seeing Wang Ji lift the curtain and come in, the second grandmother Ming sighed in surprise, "Why did you come back now?" Didn't you say you should go shopping for a while, at least have lunch and come back? What's wrong? ”

As she spoke, Grandma Ming Er stood up to greet her, looking carefully at Wang Ji's face.

"Ah Ran took a fancy to a white jade tiger, with some green and black jade skin, very similar to General Xie's tiger." Wang Ji looked at Ming Er's grandmother and opened her mouth to be the jade tiger.

"Ugh!" Ming's second grandmother was stunned for a moment, and with a sigh of relief, Wang Ji took a step forward and grabbed her, "Second sister-in-law knows? What do the second sister-in-law know? When did the second sister-in-law find out? It's true? Didn't I think too much? ”

"Shh

Ming Er's grandmother shushed at Wang Ji, rushed to the door of the study in a few steps, lifted the curtain and looked left and right, retreated, looked at Wang Ji, didn't say anything, laughed first.

"This matter, from the grandmother to the mother-in-law, but those who have given strict orders are not allowed to mention it, not a word.

Not for anything else, say yes, I'm afraid to say it.

According to what you said, this jade tiger ......"

Ming Er's grandmother dragged a long voice, laughing and sitting down according to Wang Ji.

"Look at it first, turn around and tell your second brother, if you can see this jade tiger somewhere, it would be great!"

"The second brother also knows? How do you know? Everyone in the family knows about it, so they hide it from me? Wang Ji couldn't tell what expression he was.

"How can the whole family know? Me and your second brother, my wife, my mother-in-law, my mother, there is no one else. Grandma Ming couldn't stop laughing.

"What about Daddy? What about Weng? Don't you know? There is also the third brother. ”

"Daddy and Weng Weng don't know, how can I know? Your third brother definitely doesn't know, and your third sister-in-law doesn't know either, you see, it's definitely not just hiding it from you. ”

Ming Er's grandmother laughed and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wang Ji.

"I didn't expect it at all! I didn't expect that! Never dared to think about it! Wang Ji took the tea and lamented repeatedly.

"Who would have thought? Your second brother didn't sleep all night in excitement, hey, don't talk about this, you can't say it, don't say it.

You're back, where's the fourth lady? Also went back?

It is said that General Zhou has received official duties and will not come back for a month......"

Grandma Ming's words came to an abrupt end, and the whole person was stunned.

"What's wrong? What happened to General Zhou? Second sister-in-law, what do you think of again? Don't lie to me! Wang Ji straightened his upper body and asked anxiously.

"Nothing, nothing!" Grandma Ming Er spoke very quickly, and her hands swung faster.

"How do you know that General Zhou has received official duties? To a month? "Wang Ji reacted very quickly.

"I can't mention this, so let's not talk about it."

Grandma Ming Er waved her hands happily, and for a moment, she sighed.

This matter, before the party finds it out, he can't say it, but when it really comes to the point of detection, that person is not small, how urgent is this matter, this dowry or something...... It's sad!

"What does the second sister-in-law think?" Wang Ji pushed the second grandmother of Ming who was thinking about it.

"Nothing, nothing. We don't know anything about this.

In the future, when you go to pick a dowry, you will call the fourth lady and ask her to help you take a look. Grandma Ming said with a smile.

"It's not a good sight."

Wang Ji didn't finish his sentence, remembering that the third prince asked the girl to see how good-looking he looked that day, he burst out laughing, and fell on the couch laughing backwards.

"Huh? What are you laughing at? Laughing like this? What is this laughing at? Tell me about it! ”

Ming Er's grandmother glared at Wang Qi, and asked in a loud voice while pulling her.

Wang Yi couldn't say anything with a smile, only kept waving his hand.

Why is she laughing, she can't tell others no matter what, and neither can the second sister-in-law!

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The next day, after lunch, Momonong came in with a message.

It was said that Sister-in-law Wu was close to Fengqiu Gate and took a fancy to a place.

Before leaving, General Zhou explained that during the time she was not in the capital, the matter of Wu's sister-in-law was handed to Li Ran.

Sister-in-law Wu asked Taonong to deliver a message and asked Li Ran to go over and take a look, otherwise, Sister-in-law Wu would not dare to make up her own mind for such a major event as buying a shop.

Li Ran hesitated for a moment, and asked people to reply, she will go to see it tomorrow.

Today, first, I don't know when Xie Ze will send someone over, and second, this shop picked by Sister-in-law Wu, it's best to tell Xie Ze to see it again, is Zhou E under his command now.

Zhou E's matter, she doesn't dare to be too self-focused now, who knows how many things she doesn't know.

Li Ran held the book, absent-mindedly, and waited until it was dusk outside, and then a word came in from outside, saying that someone was looking for General Zhou and asked the girl to go out.

Li Ran understood as soon as he heard it, and his footsteps went out to the second gate very quickly, and sure enough, it was the little guy in Shi Nan, waiting outside the side door.

"Far away?" Li Ran went out first to ask the little guy.

"It's not far away, it's in Qingfeng Building, and the girl still takes the car to lunch." The little guy hurriedly smiled back.

Li Ran retreated to the second gate, let the mother-in-law of the second door pass the word, and after a while, the coachman drove the car and stopped in the second gate.

Li Ran got into the car and ordered to go to Qingfeng Tower.

Xie Ze was still in the private room last time, when Li Ran entered the house, Xie Ze was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window near the lake, and when he saw Li Ran coming in, he didn't stand up, but only raised his hand to signal her to sit down.

"Have you eaten?" Xie Ze looked at Li Ran and asked first.

Li Ran looked at the tea table in front of him and hummed lowly.

It was late, he should have eaten, and she should have eaten.

"The Marquis of Chang'an is going to lead the troops to the south after the New Year, and he has already set off for training a few days ago, and the defense of the capital and the camp of Gyeonggi have all moved to me in terms of affairs.

Xie Ze poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Li Ran, and said slowly.

Li Ran bowed slightly, carefully looking at the trace of tiredness on Xie Ze's face.

"Are you tired?"

"Well, it's fine."

"It's a pity I can't help you." Li Ran was silent for a moment and sighed.

Xie Ze, who was sipping tea, was stunned for a moment, put down the cup, showed a slight smile, and a little helpless, "You still want to help me?" This is what you can help, it is enough to have this heart. ”

Li Ran looked at Xie Ze and didn't speak, only sighed.

If in the past, she could have helped, but now, here, she can't do anything.

"You take care of yourself, don't worry me, just help me."

Listening to Li Ran's sigh, the smile on Xie Ze's face deepened, and the helplessness became stronger, so he sighed and looked at Li Ran and said softly.

"I've always been good."

Li Ran's words paused, and continued a little vaguely: "In the future, when you are free, you will ...... Anyway, I'm fine, I'm going to be fine. ”

"Although Zhou E is not in the capital." Xie Ze looked at Li Ran for a while before he spoke: "If you want to see and listen to anything, just go and listen, and if I am free, I will accompany you." ”

"Good!" Li Ran smiled.

Xie Ze looked at her with a smile on his face, and sighed, "I rarely have time to be free, but as long as I am free, ......"

"I know, I know." Li Ran nodded hurriedly.

She knew what level of busyness he had just said, and she really understood.

"Well, this one, here you go." Li Ran stretched out his hand and sent the white jade tiger to Xie Ze. "It's kind of like a tiger general."

"Hmm." Xie Ze picked up the jade tiger, held it in his hand, looked at it carefully for a while, and held it.

"One more thing,"

Li Ran remembered that Wu's sister-in-law took a fancy to the shop.

"Zhou E bought Wu's sister-in-law's mother and daughter, and gave money to let Wu's sister-in-law find a place to open a small restaurant.

Xie Ze listened intently, met Li Ran's gaze, and said with a smile: "Next to Fengqiu Gate, it is the Banzhi Military Camp, and I took a fancy to the façade of that area, and I probably took a fancy to the Banzhi Military Camp first."

Those people in the barracks, knowing that it is Zhou E's capital, always have to go to the show, and the business will not be bad.

That sister-in-law Wu,"

Xie Ze paused, and his voice was much softer.

"You have to learn to recognize people, the place she fancies, if it is really close to the Banzhi military camp, is more like Momono's idea.

Momonong likes to take shortcuts to find convenience, but the shortcuts she copied are more likely than worth the losses.

You don't have to wait for Zhou E to come back for this, you just have an idea for her, you can do anything, it's not a big deal, one or two shops, Zhou E can still afford it. ”

"yes, I see." Li Ran heard Xie Ze talk about Taonong, and he was as familiar as Zhou E, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Momonon came out alive from Xingrong Pass." Xie Ze saw the surprise on Li Ran's face.

"In the first battle of Xingrong Pass, corpses were everywhere, and very few people survived.

Tao Nong crawled out of the pile of dead people, and after burying her mother, she closed the door to Xingrong, and scolded Huo Shuai to the emperor for a whole day.

Later, when she arrived in the capital, I let people stare at her for more than a year, and I knew a little bit about her. ”

"She said that she collapsed her throat in Xingrong, can she still scold?"

For Tao Nong's toughness, Li Ran simply didn't know what to say.

"It's loud." Xie Ze looked at Li Ran, "Huo Shuai said that I really wanted people to mush her at that time." ”

Li Ran burst out laughing, "Huo Shuai is generous." ”

"The battle of Xingrong Pass, and Renzong's edict to the world, after the city gate was opened, the people of the world have never had the center of the beam, the new dynasty has the advantage, but also in danger.

Tao Nong scolded for three days and three nights, and Huo Shuai could only serve good tea and good food, and she scolded her. ”

Li Ran thought about the courtesy she had received in this Beijing city well, and hummed lowly.

"The old people of the Liang Dynasty gathered in the south, and for more than ten years, the emperor has not dared to act rashly, and this time the army is ......"

Xie Ze looked at Li Ran, and Li Ran met his gaze, "Because of me?" ”

"Hmm." Xie Ze smiled, "You can relax." ”

Her cleverness makes him pleasant and relaxed.

"Well, I don't know anything about here, I mean, the world, even if it's this capital, what I see is probably what everyone wants me to see."

Li Ran looked at Xie Ze, Xie Ze looked at her softly, "Not all, no one arranged for you to see anything and not see anything." ”

"Well, even if what I see is true, it's just a corner of the capital, and I still don't know anything about the world. Still, I think the new dynasty is good because you're willing to work for it. ”

Xie Ze's expression froze, he turned his head sharply, and after a while, he turned his head, raised his hand, and pulled a strand of Li Ran's scattered hair behind his ear.

"In the past, Ah Run used to be like this, and when he asked him why he liked this, he said: Because my brother likes it......"

Xie Ze's throat choked for a while before he continued: "I often teach him: you have to have your own opinions, you have to see your own thoughts. You too. ”

"Hmm." Li Ran lowered her eyes.

"I'll send you back." Xie Ze stood up suddenly, "I still have to go out of the city, and it's not too early." ”

"I'll just go back by myself, you send me back, it's too much movement." Li Ran followed behind, her voice low.

"Well, I'll take you to the door." Xie Ze didn't insist, sent Li Ran to the door of the private room, and watched Shi Nan send her out.

Li Ran returned to Cuiweiju, did not enter the house, sat under the porch, looked at the light of the lanterns shaking under the porch with unfocused eyes, and sat straight until the night was dewed, and then went into the house to sleep.

She didn't want him to treat her like he did to Arun, but he always thought of himself like Arun.

She never thought of him as an older brother, and she never wanted to be his younger sister.

But she didn't know what to do.

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Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Ran first asked someone to reply to Taonong:

If you fancy the vicinity of Fengqiumen, it is because of the Banzhi military camp, then there is no need, with the craftsmanship of Sister-in-law Wu, you can do a good job in the business of the small rice shop without this convenience.

When the mother-in-law came back, she brought back Taonong's reply: she knew what the girl meant, and she asked Sister-in-law Wu to pick a more suitable place.

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After the early dynasty was dispersed, the emperor left Xie Ze to ask a few words about the transfer of troops and horses, watched Xie Ze quit, took a sip of tea, suddenly twisted his eyebrows, and turned his head to look at the old chamberlain standing next to him with his hands down, "I seem to see something on Aze?" ”

"It's a white jade tiger, with some blue and black jade skin." The old waiter answered very quickly.

In the morning, when he saw General Xie for the first time, he saw the jade tiger!

This was the first time in more than ten years that he had seen General Xie wearing something other than a sword.

"I thought I was dazzled! What's wrong? The teacup in the emperor's hand snapped onto the couch, stood up and rushed out, "Your prince must know!" Hide it from me! ”

The old chamberlain followed behind the emperor, even walking and running, and before he could even ask someone to communicate with the prince first, the emperor rushed into Jinghua Palace.

The prince was having breakfast, glared at the emperor who rushed in, and quickly put down the bowl and jumped off the bed, "What's wrong?" ”

"Did you see Aze?" The emperor asked.

"No, what's wrong with Aze? you off? The crown prince was relieved when he heard the emperor ask Xie Ze.

"On Aze's waist, there is a white jade tiger with a blue and black jade skin, who gave it to him? It's definitely not you, you, plus the kind of thing I gave him, his house has already been piled up, and he hasn't used it once.

On him, except for the sword, this is the first time, the first time!

What the hell is going on? What's wrong? How much did you kid hide from me? Yes?

Don't tell me you don't know, look at your face, you know all the face, what's going on? What the hell is going on! ”

The emperor sat on the couch and patted the couch.

From the moment the emperor began to roar, the prince waved his hand and retreated from the palace, and when the emperor finished roaring, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "It's the fourth lady in the Chang'an Hou Mansion." ”

The emperor's hand holding the tea froze, slapped the cup on the couch, glared at the prince who sat opposite him, and spoke for a while, "When did you know?" When? ”

"It should be after returning from Jinghu South Road, once, when it came to the fourth lady, Aze smiled, like a fool, he didn't know when he looked at him. I felt something was wrong, so I paid attention. ”

The emperor slapped the couch on the couch.

"Later, on the death day of Brother Aze, the fourth lady has been with him, and he ......"

The prince's tongue swirled, and he swallowed back the part of Xie Ze singing the lotus song loudly, this, don't tell his father, otherwise, he won't be able to hold down his father anymore.

The next day, Aze arrived early in the morning, and his complexion was very good. You saw it that day, and you were quite relieved that he had finally come out. ”

"Who else knows?" The emperor squinted, thought for a while, and asked violently.

"Aze, it's not that you don't know, I think, I used to be the only one, and now, it's about the two of us." The prince laughed a few times.

The emperor patted a few more times, and smiled, "Yes, yes, I have been thinking, which family is the most suitable for that little girl to marry, if Azeken marries her, it is the best, this matter is fast, Aze is thirty." ”

"Don't worry about you!" The prince hurriedly shouted, "Don't be bad! Aze's temper is not close to people, but I am afraid that as soon as you and I intervene, something will be bad, and you have to be patient in this matter.

Daddy, think about it, this matter leaked to me first, and now, it leaked to you again, that jade tiger, nine times out of ten, the little girl gave it to him, Aze sent it to the white tiger, it was the little girl who accompanied it, it must be the little girl......"

"What? Why didn't you tell me about this? Li Mingshui doesn't know? That's a few days, Li Mingshui doesn't know that the little girl is not in the house? The emperor almost jumped.

"It's gone, it's gone, that's it.

It was I who asked Mama Fu to hide it from the people of the Marquis of Chang'an for her.

Didn't I tell you, Aze's temper, I'm afraid of bad things, it wasn't like now, what if, what if? What to do? The prince looked at his father with a twisted eyebrow.

"Yes. Okay, you go on. The emperor sat back again.

"Azeken put the jade tiger sent by the little girl on his body, this is fast, don't worry, this matter must not be in a hurry, just like Daddy, you must be patient, you have to wait for him to fall in and step on the cover."

"Alas! Good! The emperor sighed, "However, what kind of letter do you have here, no matter how big or small, you can't hide it from you and me!" Don't hide it from me! ”

"Daddy, don't worry, you put a hundred hearts!" The prince assured repeatedly.